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HOW MANY BMW 520I SE ARE LEFT?

There are 594 BMW 520I SE left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,197 BMW 520I SE that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 520I SE was highest during 2003 Q4 (18,120). The number taxed topped out in 2003 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 16,329 (90%) BMW 520I SE have been scrapped or exported.

During 2021 Q1 the number of BMW 520I SE that were off the road (SORN) exceeded the number that were licensed for the first time. This could indicate the owners are reluctant to sell or scrap their car as they view them as a potential future classic.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 520I SE has fallen by 3,103. Licensed models have fallen by 3,436 and the SORNed total has increased by 333.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 870 BMW 520I SE models. Taxed models have declined by 828 and the SORNed total has fallen by 42.

67% of the remaining 1,791 BMW 520I SE in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY BMW 520I SE ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q49,15909,1599,159
1995 Q410,556010,5561,397
1996 Q411,756011,7561,200
1997 Q413,113013,1131,357
1998 Q414,910014,9101,797
1999 Q416,312016,3121,402
2000 Q417,201017,201889
2001 Q417,931017,931730
2002 Q417,994017,99463
2003 Q418,120018,120126
2004 Q418,059018,059-61
2005 Q416,990016,990-1,069
2006 Q415,384015,384-1,606
2007 Q413,72286714,589-795
2008 Q312,38881413,202-1,387
2008 Q411,97585212,827-375
2009 Q111,59386412,457-370
2009 Q211,20083612,036-421
2009 Q310,77082711,597-439
2009 Q410,41584011,255-342
2010 Q110,04381810,861-394
2010 Q29,69380010,493-368
2010 Q39,38178510,166-327
2010 Q48,9518019,752-414
2011 Q18,5028439,345-407
2011 Q28,1517878,938-407
2011 Q37,7428138,555-383
2011 Q47,3798298,208-347
2012 Q17,1207487,868-340
2012 Q26,8177167,533-335
2012 Q36,5187147,232-301
2012 Q46,1917316,922-310
2013 Q15,9376716,608-314
2013 Q25,7116426,353-255
2013 Q35,4026736,075-278
2013 Q45,2077485,955-120
2014 Q14,9867495,735-220
2014 Q24,8187055,523-212
2014 Q34,7117805,491-32
2014 Q44,4228275,249-242
2015 Q14,2348495,083-166
2015 Q24,0308644,894-189
2015 Q33,8838954,778-116
2015 Q43,7489184,666-112
2016 Q13,5909624,552-114
2016 Q23,4009804,380-172
2016 Q33,2441,0054,249-131
2016 Q43,1081,0304,138-111
2017 Q12,9391,0363,975-163
2017 Q22,7671,0783,845-130
2017 Q32,6141,0993,713-132
2017 Q42,4831,1313,614-99
2018 Q12,3411,1443,485-129
2018 Q22,2081,1183,326-159
2018 Q32,0981,1233,221-105
2018 Q42,0281,1513,179-42
2019 Q11,8681,1703,038-141
2019 Q21,7941,1712,965-73
2019 Q31,6961,1892,885-80
2019 Q41,5751,2192,794-91
2020 Q11,4761,2552,731-63
2020 Q21,4221,2392,661-70
2020 Q31,3461,2412,587-74
2020 Q41,2671,2612,528-59
2021 Q11,2271,2562,483-45
2021 Q21,1901,2482,438-45
2021 Q31,1391,2422,381-57
2021 Q41,0741,2592,333-48
2022 Q11,0301,2512,281-52
2022 Q29931,2432,236-45
2022 Q39571,2482,205-31
2022 Q48961,2592,155-50
2023 Q18661,2502,116-39
2023 Q28421,2452,087-29
2023 Q37891,2512,040-47
2023 Q47581,2712,029-11
2024 Q17141,2741,988-41
2024 Q26821,2651,947-41
2024 Q36661,2561,922-25
2024 Q46341,2241,858-64
2025 Q16061,2011,807-51
2025 Q25941,1971,791-16

How Rare Is My Car analyses 'road tax' data from the DVLA, this dataset is only available from 1994 onwards.

DVLA vehicle licensing statistics last updated 23/10/2025.